I "inherited" the urn but without instructions or manual. How do I make coffee in it? Thanks!
Simply fill with COLD water to the number of cups desired.
Place the stem and basket in the pot and put one 8 oz cup of coffee for every 20 cups of water into the basket...when doing 100 cups I add an extra 12 oz of coffee for a good coffee flavor.
Place the perforated lid on the coffee basket that is in the pot (if there is a lid--some do not have a lid). Put the cover for the coffee pot in place.
Plug in.
Turn on if there is a switch.
Give these large pots about 1 minute per cup, brewing time...that is a little over an hour usually to brew 100 cups. The coffee maker will percolate with the water coming up through the stem and over the coffee as the water heats. Usually there is an indicator light that comes on when it is finished.
If holding the coffee for awhile, it tastes best if you remove the stem and basket and it will maintain the heat without doing more "perking" and becoming stronger or bitter.
Be sure to wash it out and dry it well, leaving the lid loose or upside down for storage so that the pot doesn't become pitted. Blessings, Louise
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The instructions for how much coffee to water directions blew away. (it was a very windy day!)
My instructions were just thrown away two days ago after the last time we used it for a small reception. I do remember that the instructions said for 80-86 cups, use 5.5 cups of coffee, so the below answer seems a bit mild. You can experiment with what the booklet said and the recommendations of Rosylu (1 x 8-oz cup per 20 cups) and get it to where you like. I do remember that the coffee was a bit strong, so I'll probably back it off by at leas a half cup of coffee the next time I make 82 cups)
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